2017 Alumni Awards Announced
Six of Texas Law’s most accomplished and illustrious alumni are being honored this October by the Texas Law Alumni Association and Dean Ward Farnsworth. Read about the extraordinary awardees at the link below.
Reunion 2017—Thanks for Coming!
The Texas Law Alumni Association welcomed back almost 1,000 alumni and guests on May 5 – 6 for a memorable Reunion weekend! Check out the photos on the law school’s Flickr page to see old friends catching up with one another, professors visiting with former students, and Dean Farnsworth chatting with alumni. If you missed all the fun, not to worry: Reunion 2018 has already been set for April 13 – 14, 2018, and while we are honoring classes ending in “3” or “8” from 1968 – 2013, we encourage all of our alumni to return to the Forty Acres for the festivities.
A Message From Dean Melton
These are exciting times at the Law School!
A new year has begun, and we have welcomed a new group of students (Class of 2019!) along with new professors. Steve Vladeck, Melissa Wasserman, and Lori Mason join Owen Anderson and Kevin Haynes as the latest additions to our faculty, not to mention the return of Bill Powers to teach first-year Torts!
Most exciting to me, as the Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations and Development, and a member of the Class of ’94, is that alumni participation is breaking all records. The number of alumni giving back to Texas Law with both time and money is at an all-time high. A total of 18.2% of alumni gave to the annual fund for the fiscal year just ended, including an amazing 56% of the just-graduated class of 2016, with nearly half of those making a five-year pledge. They really get it.
There are so many ways to be involved. Come to an alumni reception and spend time with the Dean and fellow alums. Connect with a leader of your local alumni group to find events in your area. Even better, come see us in Austin for the famous Law School tailgate party on September 4, or Reunion next May. The law school calendar page highlights events for alumni, or you can contact Angela Krause, our Director of Alumni Relations: akrause@law.utexas.edu or 512-471-7188.
If you’d like to help, there are many options. You can sign up to be a mentor to a current student or young alum in your area; you can give an annual gift in any amount to any area of the Law School meaningful to you to help us reach our participation goal; or, you can participate with an alumni group in your area on networking and social opportunities.
Finally, the Law School is in the middle of a major campaign, the Endowment for Excellence, to raise new student scholarship funds to help keep the best and the brightest students coming to Texas Law. There are opportunities to participate at every giving level. Please consider being a part of it.
No matter what you can do now, let us hear from you!
Becky Edgar Melton '94Assistant Dean, Alumni Relations and Development
Annual Giving
Texas Law is committed to attracting and retaining the best legal scholars and students from across the country. To preserve these high standards of excellence and continue to move toward the future, we need your help. Every gift that is made to the law school, whether for unrestricted use, student support, programmatic support or faculty and research support, will ensure that our high standards of excellence are preserved for years to come.
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100% Giving Challenge
The 100% Giving Challenge is an outstanding way for you and your firm to support Texas Law. To qualify for membership, 100% of the Texas Law Alumni at your firm contribute to any fund at the Law School during the fiscal year, which starts Sept. 1 and runs until Aug. 31. In recognition of this achievement, your firm’s name will be prominently displayed in the Career Services Office Interviewing Center. In addition, your firm will be recognized with an award given to your 100% Giving Challenge Contact.
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Endowed Funds
Endowments provide the critical support for faculty, students and programs that distinguish a good law school from a great one. The generosity of our alumni and friends help The University of Texas School of Law recruit world-class faculty, provide scholarships to outstanding students and support the sixth largest academic law library in the country.
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Parents Leadership Association
The Texas Law Parents Leadership Association serves as a platform for parents of enrolled law students to be involved with the Law School and to support Dean Farnsworth’s programs and initiatives.
Learn about the Parents Leadership Association
Commemorative Brick
Establish an enduring legacy at the Law School. A commemorative brick demonstrates ones’ commitment to the school and support of its educational mission in a way for all to see. Commemorative bricks are $500. Bricks will have alumni’s name and class year. Purchase of a brick supports the Law School’s Annual Fund and is tax deductible.
Purchase a Commemorative Brick